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A review by josephinebean
Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors by Aravind Jayan
3.0
rated: 2.5 stars
this book had the bare bones structure of a good book - the plot was interesting and the characters all felt like they had strong individual motivations that were consistently characterised. the setting of a small town in india also was a strength of this book, and the author did a wonderful job of including indian cultural standards and explaining them in a way that was easy to understand from someone who is not familiar with them.
however, the limited perspective of the narrator and his lack of deep perception of the story left me guessing about a lot of things. while the motivations were consistent, they were also biased by the narrators understanding of his family members. i would have definitely enjoyed this story more if we were given the opportunity to see what was going on inside the heads of the other key players.
the ending did not go anywhere where i was expecting it to, and i was overall let down by the lack of resolution i felt had happened between the family.
I got an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley.
this book had the bare bones structure of a good book - the plot was interesting and the characters all felt like they had strong individual motivations that were consistently characterised. the setting of a small town in india also was a strength of this book, and the author did a wonderful job of including indian cultural standards and explaining them in a way that was easy to understand from someone who is not familiar with them.
however, the limited perspective of the narrator and his lack of deep perception of the story left me guessing about a lot of things. while the motivations were consistent, they were also biased by the narrators understanding of his family members. i would have definitely enjoyed this story more if we were given the opportunity to see what was going on inside the heads of the other key players.
the ending did not go anywhere where i was expecting it to, and i was overall let down by the lack of resolution i felt had happened between the family.
I got an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley.